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y R. WHITE.

PAPER HOLDER.

(No Model.)

Patent ed Jan.23,1883.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

N, PEYENS, Phulo-Lilhagvaphnn Wzshinsmn. D. C.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSS WHITE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

PAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,177, dated January23, 1883.

' Application filed October 12,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ross WHITE, of the city,county, and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedPaper-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a box or holder for thin paperin small sheetssuch as water-closet paper-from which the paper can beremoved conveniently, but only in small quantities, so as to preventwaste and litter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure lisa perspective view of m yim proved paper-holder, and Fig. 2 isa section of the same on line a2 00 of Fig. l.

The hoxAis made of any suitable material, and of a size for convenientlycontaining an ordinary package of water-closet paper. At one side thebox is provided with a slit or opening, B, which is made of a width toallow insertion of a persons thumb and forefinger, and ofa length toallow separation of the fingers. The inserted package of paper isrepresented at G, and the wire a, by which the sheets of paper are heldtogether, passes through an eyelet or hole, I), at the upper end of thebox, so as to serve for suspension of the box and paper, and at the sametime preventing the paper from dropping or sinking down in the box. Thepaper is to be put in the box and the ends of the box then scaled up, sothat the opening B furnishes the only means of access to the paper. Thishole being of limited size, the paper can be removed only by pinching asheet or two between the fingers, and thus waste of the paper and thelittering which always occurs with the usual methods or devices providedfor the purpose are prevented. The opening may be of any suitable shapeand placed in any part of the box, and it will be understood that thebox or holder may form the package in which the paper is sold.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A front-slotted paper-holder-having at its back, nearthe upper end, a hole, b, and a Wire passing through the sheets ofpaper, back over them, through the hole, and at the outer end formedinto a loop, substantially as shown and described.

ROSS WHITE.

Witnesses:

W. H. JEMWAY, J. EDMUND BANKS.

